by Ryan Duns, SJ | Mar 5, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 11 mins
After three years of teaching high school boys, I have developed the habit of trying to make whatever I teach as explicit and as practical as possible. So, let me ground this discussion of Imaginative Prayer in a little thought-experiment. Imagine that you are in a...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Feb 28, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 2min
Earlier in February, I overheard something that stopped me cold: “The Simpsons just aired its 500th episode on FOX.” Though I stopped watching the show regularly a while ago, the vaunted animated series is not only a cultural mainstay, but was a staple of my...
by Matt Spotts, SJ | Feb 15, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 2 mins
Late last fall, I gave my first public singing performance. I had picked up voice lessons for the first time in my life just previously, and was totally shocked by how much I enjoyed it. I appreciated the music I was learning. I liked my teacher, and, while I am not...
by Perry Petrich, SJ | Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1 min
Have you ever wanted to teach middle school? I thought not. It’s no easy task to get sixth graders to sit still, must less get knowledge in their heads. You can imagine my astonishment when I saw a room full of twelve-year olds, silent and still. My Chicago Jesuit...
by Joe Simmons, SJ | Feb 9, 2012 | Blogs ~ Approx. 2min
I still remember memorizing the Our Father as a child in Sunday school. Whenever I’m on a bumpy plane ride, that familiar prayer of my youth comes to me sooner than any comforting words I could assemble on my own. When it comes down to it, I remember best what...
